Color-Changing Knives: Difference between revisions

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Color-Changing Knives is an effect where a pocket knife changes color as it is pushed through the fist.

Effect is usually credited to Walter Cerretta Jeans, but that remains uncertain as no record has been found yet.^[1]

A set of knives was marketed in 1935 as "The Juggling Knives".^[2]

Ascanio's World of Knives by Jose de la Torre (1975) - a translation of parts of "Navajas Y Daltonismo" by Arturo de Ascanio y Navaz (1958)

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-There is a great overview of color changing knife magic at [http://magicref.tripod.com/magref/magknife.htm Doug Atkinson's Magic Reference Pages]
+[[Color-Changing Knives]] is an effect where a pocket knife changes color as it is pushed through the fist.
+Magicians known for performing: [[Ascanio]], [[Fred Kaps]], [[René Lavand]], [[Matt Schulien]].
+Effect is usually credited to [[Walter Cerretta Jeans]], but that remains uncertain as no record has been found yet.<ref>{{cc|misc:color-changing_knife}}</ref>
+A set of knives was marketed in 1935 as "The Juggling Knives".<ref>The Linking Ring, Vol. 15 no. 10 (December 1935)</ref>
+== Makers ==
+* James Riser's Color Changing Knives
+* Enardoe by E.O. Drane
+* Ganson Knives
+* Merrill Knives
+* Mogar Knives
+* Jose M. De La Torre Knives
+* Scotty York Knives
+== Books ==
+* [[Ascanio's World of Knives]]  by [[Jose de la Torre]] (1975) - a translation of parts of "Navajas Y Daltonismo" by Arturo de Ascanio y Navaz (1958)
+{{References}}
+*[http://magicref.tripod.com/magref/magknife.htm Doug Atkinson's Magic Reference Pages]
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